Scores

Final

Xavier 87

(16-6, 8-1 A 10)

Massachusetts 79

(8-14, 2-6 A 10)

7:00 PM ET, February 3, 2010

William D. Mullins Center, Amherst, MA

1 2 T
XAV 50 3787
MASS 33 4679

Top Performers

Xavier: J. Crawford 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

Massachusetts: R. Harris 24 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Xavier wins fourth straight, holding off UMass

Associated Press

AMHERST, Mass. -- Jordan Crawford scored 25 points to help Xavier defeat Massachusetts 87-79 on Wednesday night, staying on top the Atlantic 10 Conference and winning its fourth straight.

The Musketeers (16-6, 8-1) trailed 69-68 with 4:37 to go, before scoring nine unanswered points. Jamel McLean's free throw put Xavier ahead 77-69 with 2:48 left.

The Musketeers, the A10 leader in scoring at 79.8 points per game, outscored the Minutemen 22-6 in the first half to take a 32-19 lead. Crawford's layup capped the run with 8:05 to go until halftime.

Massachusetts (8-14, 2-6) wouldn't lead again until taking a 63-62 advantage on Anthony Gurley's free throws with 7:28 to play.

Terrell Halloway scored 16 points, Jason Love 15 and McLean 14 for the Musketeers.

Ricky Harris paced the Minutemen with 24 points. Javron Farrell added 12, Terrell Vinson 11 and Freddie Riley 10 for Massachusetts.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
XAV
MASS
Points 87 79
FG Made-Attempted 32-54 (.593) 30-70 (.429)
3P Made-Attempted 7-17 (.412) 7-32 (.219)
FT Made-Attempted 16-24 (.667) 12-18 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 17 3

Game Leaders

 
XAV
MASS
PointsJ. Crawford 25R. Harris 24
ReboundsJ. McLean 11F. Riley 5
AssistsT. Holloway 5J. Farrell 4
StealsT. Holloway 2J. Farrell 1
BlocksD. Jackson 1S. Carter 3
Team Stats: Xavier | Massachusetts

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 3, 2010 XAV 87, @MASS 79Recap

Next 5 Games

XAV
MASS
02/06 @DAY 12:00pm
02/13 @FLA 6:00pm
02/17 JOES 7:30pm
02/20 @CHAR 2:00pm
02/24 @SLU 8:00pm
 02/06 @URI 2:00pm
02/11 @DUQ 7:00pm
02/14 JOES 4:00pm
02/17 @GW 7:00pm
02/21 SLU 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: Xavier | Massachusetts

Atlantic 10 Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#17 Temple14-229-5
Richmond13-326-8
Xavier14-224-8
Rhode Island9-723-9
Saint Louis11-520-11
Dayton8-820-12
Charlotte9-719-12
George Washington6-1016-14
Duquesne7-916-15
St. Bonaventure7-915-16
La Salle4-1212-18
Massachusetts5-1112-20
Saint Joseph's5-1111-20
Fordham0-162-26
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